SBIR Phase I: Transparency Variable, Pixel Independent Wearable Screen For all-light Usable Mobile Image Communication Systems

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目是开发一个系统，以解决个人移动的图像信息通信中的两个基本问题：1）阳光可读性和环境意识2）个人移动的通信设备显示屏尺寸、重量、分辨率、成本和功耗。到目前为止，没有现有的移动的显示解决方案满意地解决上述两个问题。本文提出了一种基于快速瞬态MEMS的动态透明可变显示屏的解决方案，可以解决上述两个问题，从而为移动的计算、个人移动的通信和娱乐提供一种全轻、薄、轻、低功耗、低成本的可穿戴显示设备。该项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是为移动的用户带来高分辨率的观看体验。该技术将在移动的计算和移动的通信中实现广泛的商业应用，作为膝上型计算机、蜂窝电话、个人数据助理（PDA）、便携式TV和诸如iPod的视频播放器的个人观看器附件。它将在教育、工业和军事方面得到广泛的应用。例如，通过这种提出的透明屏幕并由具有对准/配准功能的虚拟现实软件支持，学生可以使用空试管进行化学实验，所有过程和结果都虚拟地显示，以避免真实的化学实验的费用和危险，其中一些化学实验可能是易燃、易爆或有毒的。因此，这项技术将在移动的互联网接入、教育、行业培训、消费者无线和游戏市场领域开辟广阔的市场。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to develop a system to solve two fundamental problems in personal mobile image information communications: 1) sun-light readability and environmental awareness 2) personal mobile communications device display screen size, weight, resolution, cost, and power consumption. Up-to-now, no existing mobile display solutions solve above two problems satisfactorily. Here we propose a solution that uses fast transient MEMS based dynamically transparency variable display screen to solve both above problems and will result in an all-light usable, thin, light-weight, low power consumption, and low-cost wearable display devices for mobile computing, personal mobile communications and entertainments. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is bringing mobile users high resolution viewing experience. This technology will enable broad commercial applications in mobile computing and mobile communications as a personal viewer accessory for laptop computers, cellular phones, personal data assistants (PDAs), portable TV, and video player such as iPod. It will find broad application in education, industry and military. For example, through this proposed transparent screen and supported by virtual reality software with alignment/registration functions, a student can use empty test tubes to do chemistry experiments with all processes and results displayed virtually to avoid the expense and danger of real chemistry experiments, some of which can be flammable, explosive or toxic. Therefore, this technology will open a broad market across wide range of mobile internet access, education, industry training, consumer wireless, and gaming market sectors.